Question 1

A phone number of 123-456-7890 and an age of 999 are examples of ________ in a database.

Accepted Answer

A)  granularity 
B)  OLTP 
C)  incorrect data labels 
D)  dirty data 
E)  too many attributes 
A)  granularity 
B)  OLTP 
C)  incorrect data labels 
D)  dirty data 
E)  too many attributes

Question 2

Billy Beane is generally credited with introducing

Accepted Answer

A)  new methods of scouting players for the National Hockey League. 
B)  scientific and statistical techniques that capture more data for major league baseball. 
C)  market-basket analysis in major league baseball. 
D)  developing OLTP software. 
E)  real-time processing to business processes 
A)  new methods of scouting players for the National Hockey League. 
B)  scientific and statistical techniques that capture more data for major league baseball. 
C)  market-basket analysis in major league baseball. 
D)  developing OLTP software. 
E)  real-time processing to business processes

Question 3

By sharing knowledge, companies can

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the decision making of non-experts. 
B)  mine data better. 
C)  foster innovation. 
D)  have more complete information systems. 
E)  automate decision making. 
A)  improve the decision making of non-experts. 
B)  mine data better. 
C)  foster innovation. 
D)  have more complete information systems. 
E)  automate decision making.

Question 4

Managers suffer more from an overabundance of irrelevant data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

With ________, data miners do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

Accepted Answer

unsupervis

Question 6

According to one study, the digital universe is doubling in size every __________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  two 
E)  five 
A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  six 
D)  two 
E)  five

Question 7

________ encapsulate the knowledge of human experts in the form of if/then rules.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ encapsulate the knowledge of human experts...

Question 8

With supervised data mining, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Problematic data are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  problem data. 
B)  irrelevant data. 
C)  incorrect data. 
D)  dirty data. 
E)  untrustworthy data. 
A)  problem data. 
B)  irrelevant data. 
C)  incorrect data. 
D)  dirty data. 
E)  untrustworthy data.

Question 10

What is online transaction processing?

Accepted Answer

If you are collecting data ele

Question 11

Neural networks are a supervised data-mining technique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Clickstream data is

Accepted Answer

A)  a record of customer's or visitor's behavior on a website. 
B)  not used for market basket predictions. 
C)  inconsistent. 
D)  too summarized. 
E)  the end result of data mining. 
A)  a record of customer's or visitor's behavior on a website. 
B)  not used for market basket predictions. 
C)  inconsistent. 
D)  too summarized. 
E)  the end result of data mining.

Question 13

Cluster analysis measures the impact of a set of variables on another variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ can be described as "knowledge discovery in databases."

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ can be described as "knowledge discovery...

Question 15

Which of the following is a synonym for data-mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data discovery 
B)  Cluster analysis 
C)  Data mart 
D)  Data parsing 
E)  Knowledge discovery in databases 
A)  Data discovery 
B)  Cluster analysis 
C)  Data mart 
D)  Data parsing 
E)  Knowledge discovery in databases

Question 16

Systems that focus on making data collected in OLTP useful for decision making are often referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

decision s

Question 17

A reporting system is designed to provide the right information, to the right user, at the right time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Many organizations create a special facility called a(n) ________ by extracting operational data and cleaning it up for more sophisticated data analysis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many organizations create a special facility called...

Question 19

Clickstream data is very fine data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Problematic data are termed "missing values."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A phone number of 123-456-7890 and an age of 999 are examples of ________ in a database.

Billy Beane is generally credited with introducing

By sharing knowledge, companies can

Managers suffer more from an overabundance of irrelevant data.

With ________, data miners do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

According to one study, the digital universe is doubling in size every __________ years.

________ encapsulate the knowledge of human experts in the form of if/then rules.

With supervised data mining, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

Problematic data are termed

What is online transaction processing?

Neural networks are a supervised data-mining technique.

Clickstream data is

Cluster analysis measures the impact of a set of variables on another variable.

________ can be described as "knowledge discovery in databases."

Which of the following is a synonym for data-mining?

Systems that focus on making data collected in OLTP useful for decision making are often referred to as ________.

A reporting system is designed to provide the right information, to the right user, at the right time.

Many organizations create a special facility called a(n) ________ by extracting operational data and cleaning it up for more sophisticated data analysis.

Clickstream data is very fine data.

Problematic data are termed "missing values."

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Exam 12: Decision Making and Business Intelligence

A phone number of 123-456-7890 and an age of 999 are examples of ________ in a database.

Billy Beane is generally credited with introducing

By sharing knowledge, companies can

Managers suffer more from an overabundance of irrelevant data.

With ________, data miners do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

According to one study, the digital universe is doubling in size every __________ years.

________ encapsulate the knowledge of human experts in the form of if/then rules.

With supervised data mining, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

Problematic data are termed

What is online transaction processing?

Neural networks are a supervised data-mining technique.

Clickstream data is

Cluster analysis measures the impact of a set of variables on another variable.

________ can be described as "knowledge discovery in databases."

Which of the following is a synonym for data-mining?

Systems that focus on making data collected in OLTP useful for decision making are often referred to as ________.

A reporting system is designed to provide the right information, to the right user, at the right time.

Many organizations create a special facility called a(n) ________ by extracting operational data and cleaning it up for more sophisticated data analysis.

Clickstream data is very fine data.

Problematic data are termed "missing values."

Information Systems and You

Business Processes and Decision Making

Application Extension-Introduction to Business Process Modeling With Microsoft Visio

Productivity, Innovation, and Strategy

Application Extension-Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

Hardware and Software

Database and Content Management

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Extension-Database Design

Networks and Collaboration

Competitive Advantage and Business Processes

E-commerce, Social Networking, and Web 20

Acquiring Information Systems Through Projects

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Structure, Governance, and Ethics

Managing Information Security and Privacy

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